Abstract: An expansion anchor has an anchor member (21; 51) that has a longitudinal bore (24), a load application element (25, 55) and an expansion section (22; 52) located between first and second sections (26, 27; 56, 57) of the anchor member (21) and a cross-section of which widens from the first section (26; 56) toward the second section (27; 57; and an expansion sleeve (13; 43) having an axial longitudinal bore (14) with which it is guided over the first section (26; 56) of the anchor member (21; 41) and an expansion region (15) located adjacent to the expansion section (22; 52) of the anchor member (21; 41), with at least one of the anchor member (21; 41) and the expansion sleeve (13; 43) having at least one through-opening (18; 58) for a hardenable mass (31) and which opens into one of the axial bore (54) of the anchor member or the axial bore (14) of the expansion sleeve.